Water resources constraint force on urbanization in water deficient regions: A case study of the Hexi Corridor, arid area of NW China

Decadal climate variability and vulnerability of water resources in arid regions of Northwest China

“…Given these situations and conditions, water shortage in these regions has become severe. This situation creates an unfavorable scenario because water is considered indispensable for economic and agricultural development, as well as in maintaining ecological balance within the regions (Bao and Fang 2007). Each number in Table 1 represents the same river basin as shown Fig.…”

The Economics of Sustainable Urban Water Management: the Case of Beijing

“…All of the technological measures for developing alternative water resources, such as wastewater reuse, rainwater harvesting or transferring water from another source to the city, have been applied in Chinese cities (Bao and Fang 2007;Deng and Chen 2003;Jia et al 2005;Zuo et al 2010). The following sections offer details of wastewater reuse and rainwater harvesting.…”

“…In 1900, it was 200×10 8 m 3 ; in 1950, it was 600×10 8 m 3 ; in 1975, it was 1,500×10 8 m 3 ; and in 2000, it was 4,400×10 8 m 3 (Bao and Fang 2007). It is predicted that urban water utilization by people in the year of 2050 will equal total global water utilization in 2004 (Song et al 2004).…”

Dynamic Coupling Analysis of Urbanization and Water Resource Utilization Systems in China

“…With rapid urbanization, water scarcity, water pollution, and issues of water usage efficiency have become prominent problems in some Chinese areas. Potential struggles between urbanization and water conservation have clearly become an important issue [7][8][9]. Therefore, it is important to learn how to coordinate water resource utilization during urbanization process.…”